That first doll seems like a special gift to us, so we started our hunt a while back. While everyone's criteria may differ on this one, ours had to be soft and sweet with a warm personality and good sense of humor, not overly-frilly, and up for anything from tea parties to being tossed in the air. Here are our ten favorites...

These are geared towards a young toddler- ours will be about 15 months come Christmas. She loves hugging and kissing her stuffed animals, so a doll seemed like a natural gift choice. We even printed out some pictures of dolls to see her reaction and she carried them around for a few days.